Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Air Asia starts Ktm-Kuala Lumpur flights

Air Asia — a
Malaysia-based low-cost airline company — started its Kathmandu–Kuala Lumpur
scheduled flights from today.
"The airlines will operate twoflights a week on Tuesdays and
Thursdays," said executive chairperson of Incentive Tours and Travel — the
authorised general sales agent of Air Asia in Nepal — Hari Man Lama.
"Air Asia will gradually increase its frequency to four in the first phase
and seven flights a week from the current two flights a week depending on
passenger flow," Air Asia's flight operation director Capt Azhanudin said,
adding that it will fly a 377-seater Airbus A330 with 12 seats for business
class from a minimum fare of Rs 11,000 to Rs 17,000 — both excluding tax — to
Kuala Lumpur. "But a round trip will cost Rs 20,000, excluding tax."
"The low airfare will reduce the financial burden of Nepali migrant
workers while joining Malaysian jobs," added Lama. "Air Asia — the
22nd international airlines flying to Nepal — has also targeted Buddhists
tourists flying to Nepal, apart from the growing number of Malaysia-bound
Nepali migrant workers."
Around 300,000 Nepalis are currently working in Malaysia that was the largest
employer of Nepali migrant workers till last year before it was pushed down to
second position by Qatar which became the top hiring destination for both fresh
and returning workers.
According to Lama, Air Asia is Asia's largest low-fare airline and a pioneer of
low-cost travel in Asia.
Air Asia Group operates scheduled domestic and international flights to over
400 destinations in 25 countries. Its main hub is the Low-Cost Carrier Terminal
at Kuala Lumpur International Airport.